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The Quality of Movement in TaiJiQuan A Complete Guide to Whole-Body Coordination, Balance, Force, and Spirit PART V The Aesthetic Dimension: Movement as Expression of… Read More »The Quality of Movement in TaiJiQuan PART V

The Quality of Movement in TaiJiQuan A Complete Guide to Whole-Body Coordination, Balance, Force, and Spirit PART IV Issuing Force: Fa Jing Without Brute Strength… Read More »The Quality of Movement in TaiJiQuan PART IV

The Quality of Movement in TaiJiQuan A Complete Guide to Whole-Body Coordination, Balance, Force, and Spirit PART III Balance: The Hidden Foundation Before discussing force,… Read More »The Quality of Movement in TaiJiQuan PART III

The Quality of Movement in TaiJiQuan A Complete Guide to Whole-Body Coordination, Balance, Force, and Spirit PART II Synchronization Without Uniformity One of the great… Read More »The Quality of Movement in TaiJiQuan PART II

The Quality of Movement in TaiJiQuan A Complete Guide to Whole-Body Coordination, Balance, Force, and Spirit PART I What Is “Quality of Movement” in TaiJiQuan?… Read More »The Quality of Movement in TaiJiQuan PART I

THE EMPTY CUP DIALOGUES — IV “Why Can’t I Sit Still?” The café is quieter today. The student fidgets in his chair, shifting his weight,… Read More »THE EMPTY CUP DIALOGUES — IV “Why Can’t I Sit Still?”

There once was a Zen master named Ryōkan living a simple, solitary life in a small, mountainside hut. One evening, a thief climbed to the… Read More »Naked Moon

The Empty Cup Dialogues — Part III When Is the Best Time to Meditate? Same café. Same teacher. Same student. But now the light through… Read More »The Empty Cup Dialogues – Part III When Is The Best Time to Meditate